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What Is Des(1-3)IGF-1?

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Published 2026-07-11 · REVIVE Peptides Research Desk · 2 min read
Short answer: Des(1-3)IGF-1 is a truncated research variant of native IGF-1 in which the first three amino acids at the N-terminal end of the molecule have been removed. Like IGF-1 LR3, it was developed to reduce binding to IGF-binding proteins, but it uses deletion rather than extension to achieve that effect.

The "Des" prefix is standard peptide-chemistry shorthand for "deleted," and "(1-3)" identifies which residues were removed — in this case, the first three of the 70 amino acids that make up native human IGF-1. This is a smaller, more conservative structural change than the modification used to build IGF-1 LR3, which instead adds 13 residues.

Published in-vitro research on Des(1-3)IGF-1 has generally found it retains strong IGF-1 receptor binding while showing reduced affinity for circulating IGF-binding proteins compared to native IGF-1 — the same general research rationale that applies to IGF-1 LR3, achieved through a different structural route. Both variants appear in the growth-factor research literature as tools for studying prolonged IGF-1 receptor activity.

Des(1-3)IGF-1 is an unregulated research chemical, not an approved human or veterinary therapeutic anywhere. IGF-1 LR3 is listed on revivelab.ae as the IGF-1 LR3 pack (1 mg); this page describes the compound and gives no guidance on its use.

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